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<p>[QUOTE="NJM Ancients, post: 1709086, member: 51464"]Thanx for the welcome Bing!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes...this was clearly intentional tooling to deceive in the highest form.Actually I purchased that coin while doing my rounds as Security for a local Antiquities & Modern Gun show. I found it in a sellers display case with 100 year old gun ammunition and rare caliber rounds. It was sitting there all alone, calling my name. The seller says he traded the coin over 10 years ago and never sold it, he also said he has no idea what a Ancient Roman coin should look like. Thats when I chanced buying it for $25 CND's....I had no loop and I don't collect Hadrian coins so COS III & VIII I clearly remember in coin searches but took a chance and bought it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NJM Ancients, post: 1709086, member: 51464"]Thanx for the welcome Bing! Yes...this was clearly intentional tooling to deceive in the highest form.Actually I purchased that coin while doing my rounds as Security for a local Antiquities & Modern Gun show. I found it in a sellers display case with 100 year old gun ammunition and rare caliber rounds. It was sitting there all alone, calling my name. The seller says he traded the coin over 10 years ago and never sold it, he also said he has no idea what a Ancient Roman coin should look like. Thats when I chanced buying it for $25 CND's....I had no loop and I don't collect Hadrian coins so COS III & VIII I clearly remember in coin searches but took a chance and bought it.[/QUOTE]
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